South Indian startup Soulpage wins government funding to develop alternative to Zoom

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Libero, a videoconferencing app developed by startup Soulpage under the stewardship of its Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Vamsi Kurama, has won government recognition as an alternative to the popular Zoom app.

The Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology had invited startups to find an Indian alternative to Zoom and after several rounds of elimination, Soulpage's Libero was picked as one of the top five from 2,000 applications.

Proud of having won government backing for Libero, Kurama says the app will be more user friendly and convenient. Compared to Zoom, Libero has additional features like ‘white board, meeting notes and noise cancellation, the developer said, adding that it was also more secure. What stands out is that Libero outperformed apps developed by big names such as HCL and Zoho.

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Southern startup Soulpage wins government funding to develop alternative to Zoom

Finalist in a competition run by the Union government, the developer receives Rs 15 lakh from the Ministry of Electronics and Communication. Compared to Zoom, Libero has additional features like 'white board, meeting notes and noise cancellation, the developer said, adding that it was also more secure.

Indian Startup Stories: Jaipur based IT Firm's Videomeet App Can Support Video Call With 2000 People

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Jaipur-based IT company Data Ingenious Global Ltd has developed a video-conferencing app, Videomeet App, that the company claims can support up to 2,000 people in a session at present, according to a top company official. Data Ingenious Global Founder and CEO @Ajay Data said there is no limit as to how many people can attend a meeting in a session as it will depend on the bandwidth and hosting facility available with the user.

He said the company had deployed enough resources to support up to 2,000 people in a video conferencing session and the service was available for free to everyone. "We have just started. We will assess the demand from the market and accordingly make additional investment in the deployment of additional IT sources. We will come up with a paid model after going through the feedback," Ajay said.

The Ministry of Electronics and IT has shortlisted the app in the video conferencing app development challenge and will give the firm a certificate for the development of Videomeet App. "We have already developed the app. We didn't require funds from the government. Therefore, the ministry will only give us a certificate for the app development," Ajay said.

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Jaipur based IT Firm's Videomeet App Can Support Video Call With 2000 People

Data Ingenious Global Founder and CEO Ajay Data said there is no limit as to how many people can attend a meeting in a session as it will depend on the bandwidth and hosting facility available with the user., , VIDEOMEET, Ajay Data, narendra modi

SaaS software popularity charts: impact of the global pandemic [SaaSworthy's Report]

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SaaSworthy’s first-ever report measures the impact of COVID-19 on #SaaS software popularity.

It’s important to look at the categories and software that grew the most to acknowledge the shifts in the #SaaS industry, and understand what people are looking for during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are some highlights:

1) Virtual classroom, webinar and video conferencing, and telemedicine are the three categories that saw the biggest jump in popularity

2) When it comes to software that grew the most in search volume, webinar and video conferencing software like Cisco Webex Meetings, Airmeet, and Google Meet (formerly Hangouts Meet) dominate the list.

3) URL shorteners, video editing, and photo editing are the most popular software categories.

4) Tally is the most popular ERP software, and is 7x larger than the next software in the category (Fulcrum).

5) Remote access software as a category grew in popularity, and the software that grew the most were AnyDesk and TeamViewer which are massively popular, especially when compared to others in the category.

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SaaS software popularity charts: impact of the global pandemic [Report]

That the COVID-19 crisis has shifted the way the world works is no surprise. The pandemic has transformed industries overnight and has made remote work the norm. And to enable companies and employees to manage remote working comfortably, SaaS software played an essential role.